Legislation § 673. 1. Enacted February 14, 1872, and then read: "A sentence of imprisonment in a state prison for any term less than for life suspends all the civil rights of the person so sentenced, and forfeits all public offices and all private trusts, authority, or power during such imprisonment." The section was based on Field's Draft, § 757, N. Y. Pen. Code, § 707. 2. Amended by Stats. 1919, p. 34, adding all of the section beginning with the proviso. § 674. Civil death. Civil rights of paroled prisoner. Record of order. A person sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for life is thereafter deemed civilly dead; Civil rights of paroled prisoner. Provided, however, that in any such cases, if the person so sentenced be liberated from prison by parole under the terms and conditions of the parole laws of this state, the board of prison directors, or such other officials or official having power to grant paroles may permit to such person so paroled, civil rights, other than the right to act as a trustee, or hold public office, or exercise the privilege of an elector, during the term of such parole. The scope or extent of such civil rights shall be determined by such board of directors or other officials having control of such paroled person, either at the time the parole is granted or at such other time as, in the judgment of such board or other official, is for the best interest of society and such paroled person. Record of order. The board of directors, or other official having control of the matter of paroles, shall, at the time of permitting such civil rights, make a permanent record thereof, and give such paroled person a duly authenticated copy of such order or orders, and such record shall be a public record for the benefit of all persons requiring information in that behalf. [Amendment approved April 8, 1919; Stats. 1919, p. 35.] This section has the effect of extinguishing the civil rights generally of a person sentenced to imprisonment for life, including the right of inheritance. The provisions of §§ 675 and 676, post, instead of impairing this construction, strengthen it by showing that but for these provisions, in the opinion of the legislature, the civil death of a felon would extend to the cases therein named. Donnelly, Estate of, 125 Cal. 418, 419, 73 Am. St. Rep. 62, 58 Pac. 61. California Jurisprudence: See article Prisons and Prisoners. Legislation § 674. 1. Enacted February 14, 1872, and then read: "A person sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for life is thereafter deemed civilly dead." The section was based on Field's Draft, § 758, N. Y. Pen. Code, § 708. 2. Amended by Stats. 1919, p. 35, adding all the section be ginning with the proviso. § 675. Civil death, limitations as to. The provisions of the last two preceding sections must not be construed to render the persons therein mentioned incompetent as witnesses upon the trial of a criminal action or proceeding, or incap. able of making and acknowledging a sale or conveyance of property. [Amendment approved 1874; Code Amdts. 187374, p. 435.] See note to § 674, ante. The act of 1862, p. 496, provided for the acknowledgment of deeds and instruments by prisoners. Prisoner as witness, how brought in, and proceedings on: See post, §§ 1333, 1567. Deposition of prisoner, when and how taken: See post, § 1346. 2. Amended by Code Amdts. 1873-74, p. 435, (1) adding "last" before "two preceding sections"; (2) omitting "or to do such other acts as are permitted by law," at end of section. 3. Amendment by Stats. 1901, p. 480; unconstitutional. See note, § 5, ante. § 676. Person of convict protected. The person of a convict sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison is under the protection of the law, and any injury to his person, not authorized by law, is punishable in the same manner as if he was not convicted or sentenced. See note to § 674, ante. California Jurisprudence: See article Prisons and Prisoners. Legislation § 676. Enacted February 14, 1872; identical with Field's Draft, § 759, N. Y. Pen. Code, § 709. § 677. Forfeitures. No conviction of any person for crime works any forfeiture of any property, except in cases in which a forfeiture is expressly imposed by law; and all forfeitures to the people of this state, in the nature of a deodand, or where any person shall flee from justice, are abolished. California Jurisprudence: See article Forfeitures, vol. 12, p. 635. A. L. R. Notes: Constitutionality of statute providing for forfeiture of property upon which intoxicating liquor is manufactured, note 10 A. L. R. 1591. Forfeiture of property unauthorizedly used by servant in violating law, note 5 A. L. R. 213. Legislation § 677. Enacted February 14, 1872; based on Field's Draft, § 760, N. Y. Pen. Code, § 710. § 678. Values in gold coin. Whenever in this code the character or grade of an offense, or its punishment, is made to depend upon the value of property, such value shall be estimated exclusively in United States gold coin. California Jurisprudence: See article Larceny, vol. 15, p. 904. § 679. Coercion or compulsion of persons seeking employ. ment a misdemeanor. Any person or corporation within this state, or agent or officer on behalf of such person or corporation, who shall hereafter coerce or compel any person or persons to enter into an agreement, either written or verbal, not to join or become a member of any labor organization, as a condition of such person or persons securing employment or continuing in the employment of any such person or corporation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. California Jurisprudence: Sce article Labor. § 679a. Limiting sale of convict-made goods. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale within this state, any article or articles manufactured wholly or in part by convict or other prison labor, except articles the sale of which is specifically sanctioned by law. 2. Every person selling, exposing for sale, or offering for sale any article manufactured in this state wholly or in part by convict or other prison labor, the sale of which is not specifically sanctioned by law, shall be guilty of a misde meanor. California Jurisprudence: See article Prisons and Prisoners. § 680. Payment of wages to employees in a saloon or barroom. Every person who shall pay any employee his wages, or any part thereof, while such employee is in any saloon, bar-room, or other place where intoxicating liquors are sold at retail, unless said employee is employed in such saloon, bar-room, or such other place where intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Legislation § 680. Added by Stats. 1901, p. 660. § 681. Cruel punishment in prisons prohibited. [There is another section of this number.] It shall be unlawful to use in the prisons or reformatory institutions of this state any cruel or unusual punishments; and punishment by the use of the straight-jacket, gag, thumb-screw, showerbath, or the tricing-up of prisoners is hereby prohibited. There is another section of this number. See next section. California Jurisprudence: See articles Criminal Law, vol. 8, p. 651; Prisons and Prisoners. Legislation § 681. Added by Stats. 1913, p. 1010. TITLE I. PART II. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS. §§ 681-689. III. PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS PROSECUTED BY IV. PROCEEDINGS AFTER COMMITMENT AND BEFORE IN- V. VI. THE INDICTMENT. §§ 940-972. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS AFTER INDICTMENT AND §§ 976-1053. OF THE TRIAL. VII. PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT. §§ 1055-1188. VIII. JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION. §§ 1191-1230. IX. APPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT. §§ 1235–1265. XI. PROCEEDINGS IN JUSTICES' AND POLICE COURTS AND XII. SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE. §§ 1473-1564. XIII. PROCEEDINGS FOR BRINGING PERSONS IMPRISONED IN THE STATE PRISON, OR THE JAIL OF ANOTHER COUNTY, BEFORE A COURT. § 1567. XIV. DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES. § 1570. (425) |